As the federal debt climbs to record levels, public trust in government is scraping the bottom.
Those two trends should concern every member of Congress. Lawmakers should restore credibility by sending good government reforms to the president’s desk. One place Congress could start is by reforming earmarks.
After a decade-long moratorium, Congress revived earmarks in 2021. The ban was in place for good reasons. Instead of allocating taxpayer dollars through competitive processes based on merit, agency review, and national priorities, earmarks direct funds to projects at the request of individual lawmakers.
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